Topics in Molecular Medicine Fall 1998

September
Clinical & research aspects of bipolar disorder
Organizer:Alan C. Swann, M.D.
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
U.T. Houston Medical School
Student Host: Claudia Vidal
Session 1
September 2 		Introduction
Neuroendocrinology of Bipolar Disorder
Session 2
September 9 		Guest Speaker
The Molecular Basis of Bipolar Disorder and Its Treatment
L. Trevor Young, M.D.,Ph.D. FRCPC
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences
Director of the Mood Disorders Program
McMaster University
Hamilton Psychiatric Hospital
Hamilton, Ontario Canada
Session 3
September 16 		Student Presentations
Dorothy Long & Susan Yehle
Session 4
September 23 		Wrap-up and Discussion

October
Genomics and Beyond
Organizer:Stephen J. Norris, Ph.D.
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
U.T. Houston Medical School
Student Host: Sandeep Agarwal
Session 1
September 30 		The Nuts and Bolts of Genomic Sequencing.
Session 2
October 7 		Student Presentations
Stacey Berry & John Su
Paper:
  • Fraser, C.M., Norris, S.J. 1998. Complete genome sequence of Treponema pallidum, the syphillis spirochete. Science281:375-388.
Session 3
October 14 		Guest Speaker
Molecular Archeological Studies Leading to the Classification and Characterization of Transporter Families
Milton H. Saier, Jr., Ph.D.
Department of Biology
University of California at San Diego
San Diego, California
Session 4
October 21 		Problem Solving Session
Genomic Prospecting
Each group will present information obtained through web site analysis of a pathway, operon, or individual gene from any genome

November
Mechansims of cancer metastasis
Organizer:Robert Radinsky, Ph.D.
Department of Cell Biology
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer
Student Host: Greg Aune
Session 1
November 4 		Introduction
Session 2
November 11 		Student Presentations
Khalid Hanafy & Robert Orth
Session 3
November 18 		Guest Speaker
Session 4
December 2 		Problem Solving Session